New Atlantic Council report commissioned by IDB offers contrasting scenarios for crime, democracy, trade and economic growth
The Atlantic Council today released "Latin America and the Caribbean 2030: Future Scenarios," a report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that looks at how the region's countries could evolve over the next 14 years, underscoring how more integration and better governance hold the key to greater prosperity.

Habitat, the main global conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, is being held for the first time in Latin America
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will have a strong presence in the Habitat III Conference to be held in Quito, Ecuador, Oct. 17-20, 2016.

Partnership will aid cleaner, cheaper, and more secure sources of energy for the Caribbean Region
President Luis Alberto Moreno of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), President Warren Smith of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Secretary Ernest Moniz of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), and Secretary General Irwin LaRocque of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that creates a framework for cooperation to promote programs and activities that foster the transformation of the energy sector in th

Regional Program Will Triple Current Target and Extend Its Reach throughout the Americas
NASSAU, Bahamas - Through a new agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest a total of $3 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, as well as quality infrastructure projects related to energy savings.

The IDB’s Caribbean Regional Governors meet in Washington, D.C. to analyze 2016 economic outlook
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) hosted the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Governors of the Caribbean Country Department (CCB) in Washington on March 3-4. The meeting was to exchange ideas, discuss their economies, and what role the IDB can play.

Online media registration is now available for April 7–10 gathering of Latin American and Caribbean leaders
Spotlight on economic challenges, private sector opportunities, urban development, global economic challenges, disaster management
The Inter-American Development Bank Group will hold its Annual Meeti

Financing package of up to $450 million to underwrite energy efficiency projects will also receive funding from Green Climate Fund
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved financing to establish a regional Energy Efficiency Green Bond Facility. The program was selected to receive up to $217 million in additional funding as one of eight projects worldwide in the first round of allocations announced by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on November 6.

GENEVA, Switzerland - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Chile will host the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF 2015) in Santiago de Chile from September 9-11. The conference will cover the latest developments in market-based mechanisms to address climate change, carbon trading, climate finance, and low-emission development.

The world’s six large multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered over $28 billion in financing last year to help developing countries and emerging economies mitigate and adapt to the challenges of climate change. The latest figures bring total collective commitments of the past four years to more than $100 billion.
In 2014, the six banks together provided over $23 billion dedicated to mitigation efforts and $5 billion for adaptation work, according to the fourth joint report on MDB Climate Finance.